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Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces: puolustusvoimain lippujuhlan päivä: försvarets fanfest: The occasion is also celebrated as the birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland. Saturday between 20 and 26 June Midsummer Day: juhannus: midsommardagen: The occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag.
Independence Day (Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä [ˈitsenæi̯syːsˌpæi̯ʋæ]; Swedish: självständighetsdagen) is a national public holiday in Finland and a flag flying day held on 6 December to celebrate Finland's declaration of independence from Russia after the Bolsheviks took power in late 1917.
Besides flag flying days, normally, no flags or corporate flags are flown. Flag Day is celebrated on Midsummer's Day. The Finnish flag is raised at 8 am and lowered at sunset, however not later than 9 pm. On Independence Day, the flag is flown until 8 pm, regardless of the dark.
Its status was confirmed in 1952, when it was added to the flag day list in the Finnish almanac. The flag-flying day was officially confirmed by decree in 1978, when it was also given the additional epithet "Finnish Culture Day", reflecting the evolution from a celebration of Kalevala to that of Finnish culture more broadly. [15] [16]
The Finnish calendar also provides for special flag flying days. A day's status as a flag flying day has no formal link with an eventual status as an official or as a de facto holiday. However, May Day, Midsummer Day and Independence Day have the status of both a flag flying day and a public holiday. Midsummer Day is also Flag Day.
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.
Unofficial Civil flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland: The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the national anthem Maamme. Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag. 1650–1809: Flag of Sweden Used in Finland when it was part of The Kingdom of Sweden 1537–1650: Flag of ...
We can date Flag Day's importance all the way back to 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution that stated America must have an official flag to represent the nation and its' people ...